About Whyte Dog Academy

What they do

Whyte Dog Academy runs two locations, one in Joplin, MO and one serving Northwest Arkansas.

The Joplin menu is daycare, Day Academy and The Academy; the Northwest Arkansas menu is day

training. The site's headline for the whole business is training built for real life.

The trainer

The About page is written in the first person by Joshua K Huffmaster Whyte, the owner and lead

trainer. He writes that he discovered dog training at nineteen, that it became a side hobby,

and that in 2016 he decided to work at it full time. He describes himself as a certified

master dog trainer; ask which body issued the certification.

Service dogs and companion dogs

The About page describes training service dogs for several purposes: aiding children with

autism, veterans dealing with PTSD, detecting diabetic episodes, responding to seizures,

assisting with mobility, and search and rescue work. It goes on to say that companion dogs are

where the owner's real interest lies, and that the aim there goes beyond obedience to

reintroducing peace into homes and fitting a dog into the family.

Approach

The stated approach rests on canine psychology, reading a dog's behavior and emotions in order

to communicate with it during training, and on teaching owners enough to keep the work going.

The site frames a wider goal of building responsible dog ownership locally.

Getting in touch

The contact block gives 26230 Fir Rd, Joplin, MO 64801, the phone number (417) 553-8209 and

info@whytedog.com. The intake form asks for a rabies vaccine certificate and a photo of the

dog.